Billed as “the first indoor snow complex in North America,” Pigeon Forge Snow is year-round and all-indoor, offering machine-made snow, Ayers said. The snow itself is just frozen water, with no added chemicals, he said.

Visitors can plunge down a 200-foot-long snow slide on innertubes. A separate snow play area, designed for small children, will be open by Friday, Ayers said.